Notes

Some loose Lindsay Grouped here for Research purposes -
relationship of kids on this card to each other is not
determined yet, but each ones descendants are. please write
jbass@digital.net. All input appreciated.

VA 1704 Rent Rolls:
Lindseys Land Glocester, Kingston Parish
Liney Wm James City County 1704
Linsey Caleb Glocester, Kingston Parish
Linsey Joseph Parish of St. Peters and St. Paul,
1704
Linsey Wm Parish of St. Peters and St. Paul,
1704

The Catalogue of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors of the
Commonwealth of Virginia to Whom Land Bounty Warrants were
granted by
Virginia for Military Services in the War for Independence,
compiled by S.M.
Wilson, Baltimore, 1967:

VA Court Records in SW PA 1775-1780 By Boyd Crumrine. Pittsburg
was in VA for these few years as well as Ohio and YOHOGANIA
Counties and known as the District of West Augusta, VA.
immediately proceeding and during the Revolution.

From the volume of court records this must have been a very busy
place. The courthouse was in Pittsburg also known as FORT
DUNMORE. Numerous surnames familiar in VA. and also in NC & SC.
The First Justices of the Court - apparently they had first met
in Staunton, VA but moved to Fort Dunmore.

Justices were: Silas Hart, James Lockhart, John Dickenson,
Daniel Smith, Archibald Alexander, John Poage, Felix Gilbert,
Abraham Smith, Samuel McDowell, George Moffett, Sampson Mathews,
Alexander McClenachan, William Bowyer, Matthew Harrison, George
Hugart, James Craig, Elijah McClenachan, John Frogg, Jonah
Davidson, William Tees, John Skidmore, George Croghan, John
Campbell, John Connolly, Edward Ward, Thomas Smallman, Dawsey
Penticost, John Gibson, William Crawford, John Stephenson, John
McCullough, John Cannon, George Valindigam, Silas Hedge, David
Sheperd, and William Coe, Gentlemen. 42 justices - "I do not
understand this huge number".
Alexander McClenachan was a commander under Col. Andrew Lewis in
1763 against Indians in Western PA .

George Crogham seems to be the main Justice. He was a famous
Indian Trader and worked with Sir Wm Johnson who headed the
British liason with the northern Indians prior to and during the
Revolution. "I recognize a bunch of them as from the Shenandoah
Valley of VA".

Matthew Harrison was the son-in-law of Col. James Wood, Orange
Co. VA Surveyor and Matthew owned considerable land in the
"GREAT PLAINS" section of the N Fork of the Shenandoah River -
Burr and Matthew Harrison were appointed Directors of the town
of Woodstock VA in 1761.